2012 TIG Conference

January 11-13, 2012 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Registration: Registration for TIG attendees was $420, which included all sessions, breakfast and lunch and one evening reception.

Where: LSC held the 12th Annual TIG Conference in Albuquerque, NM at the Embassy Suites Albuquerque, 1000 Woodward Pl. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.

Who Should Attend: TIG recipients, IT staff, project managers, executive directors, legal services administrators, website coordinators, document assembly coordinators, attorneys, or anyone with an interest in how to use technology in the delivery of legal services.

What's Covered: Topics covered included new technology trends, online intake triage, eLawyering, document management systems, information security, rural service delivery innovations and challenges, creating and sharing online videos, mobile apps, next generation A2J, and breakout sessions for the statewide websites. Plus, important sessions covering effective management of TIG projects, including reporting and evaluation requirements.

There was an opportunity to exchange information in more informal 'Affinity Group/Ask the Expert' networking sessions that attendees helped determine at registration, and an 'Ignite' style plenary session to provide some fast-paced presentations highlighting technology project successes, new ideas and lessons learned.

Conference Scholarships: LSC provided ten scholarships to attend the conference. These scholarships were set up to allow programs that have not received a TIG award in previous grant cycles to attend the TIG Conference. Applications were due by 5:00 pm ET on Friday, November 18, 2011. Please view the full announcement for more details.

Ignite Session: The plenary on Thursday January 12 featured seven Ignite style presentations. Each presenter had 20 slides and 6 minutes to share an idea, best practice, lesson learned, or to show off a TIG project. Ignite was created as a way for geeks to share their ideas with each other quickly, in a fun atmosphere. If you're not familiar with an Ignite session, go to ignite.oreilly.com for more information and to view some Ignite session videos. You can also see TIG Ignite presentations archived from the 2011 and 2010 conferences.

Pre-Conference HotDocs & A2J Training: There was a LawHelp Interactive training for beginners and intermediate users on HotDocs and A2J from January 9-10, 2012. These trainings are free to participating legal aid programs and their court partners.